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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1967

Page

2

Obituaries of Carroll Gordon Willis and Lewis Hughes Fost

Funeral services for Carroll Gordon Willis aged 52 of 919 8. Lous doun St will be held Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with burial in National Cemetery. Survivors include two stepdaughters and six grandchildren. A second service for Lewis Hughes Fost aged 54 of 2250 Roosevelt Blvd will follow at 1 30 p m tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Shenandoah Memorial Park.

Carroll Gordon Willis Lousdoun St Jones William A. Lyons Willis Robert W. Lowery Daniel L. Kremer Joseph A. Orndorff Douglas A. Ornedorff Boyd L. Sisler National Cemetery Lewis Hughes Fost Roosevelt Blvd Jones Funeral Home John I. Collins Thomas A. Russell Garland R. Orndorff Charles Brannon Julian K. Armel Doyle E. Whittington Waldo J. Wise Shenandoah Memorial Park

Funeral services held for Edwin L. Sibert in Mountain Falls

Edwin Luther Pud Sibert 62 of Mountain Falls Route died Friday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Funeral conducted at 11 a.m. at Rev Henry Amidon church with pallbearers Harry Copenhaver David Fogle Charles Renner Joseph Taylor Antersen and Jes Edmonds. Burial in Lamps Family Cemetery.

Edwin Luther Pud Sibert Mountain Falls Winchester Memorial Hospital Jones Funeral Home Henry 8. Amidon Harry W. Copenhaver David A. Fogle Charles J. Renner Joseph F. Taylor Antersen Jes E. Edmonds Lamps Family Cemetery

Funeral service held for Lonnie Huff in Berryville

A funeral for Lonnie Gustus Huff age 68 of Berryville was conducted at Berryville Baptist Church this afternoon. Rev Julian Orrell led the service with active pallbearers G W Shackleford Douglas Carter Lynwood Ritter E Tuck Fuller J Fred Jones William L Chafin. Burial followed at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville with numerous honourary pallbearers listed.

Lonnie Gustus Huff Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Berryville Baptist Church Julian Orrell G. W. Shackleford Douglas Carter Lynwood Ritter E. Tuck Fuller J. Fred Jones William L. Chafin H.ne Ritter Julian D. Berlin Wiliam Jackson Hyden Mowery Oscar Ramsburg Frank Carvell Douglas Moser Carl F. Emswiller, Jr Gilbert C. Royston Fred Lloyd Millard Bushong James S. Longerbeam Kenneth M. Black Eustace Jackson Ed H. McDonald Oscar Carr Smith McFellen Green Hill Cemetery

Obituary for Ira C. Starnes of Clear Brook

Ira C Starnes 51 of Clear Brook died Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was born in Romney West Virginia son of Gilbert and Ada Poland Starnes a carpenter and Pentecostal Church member at Kirby West Virginia. Survived by widow Tilda Hott four daughters Mary Jane Snow Joanne Brill Betty McDonald Juanita Snow one son Calvin Starnes two sisters Hazel Owens Elizabeth Ratcliff five brothers Herbert Carl Floyd Jesse Bradey and 13 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements set with Omps Funeral Home in Winchester then to Kirby Hotts Chapel for service by Rev Edward Messick burial in Hotts Chapel. Pallbearers named Owen Ludwig Ronald Michael George Pennington Ivan Hott Charles Adams Weldon Hott. Family to receive friends this evening at the funeral home 7 30 to 9.

Ira Calvin Starnes Clearbrook Winchester Memorial Hospital Starnes Romney W. Va Gilbert Ada Poland Starnes Pentecostal Kirby Tilda Hott Mary Jane Snow Joanne Brill Winchester Betty McDonald Sunnyside Omps Hotts Chapel Edward Messick Owen Ludwig Ronald Michael George Pennington Ivan Hott Charles Adams Weldon Hott Bural

Fires Sweep County In 24 Hours

Two fires struck the county in the last day. Clearbrook was summoned yesterday at 9 35 a m to a chimney fire at the Teets tenant house on Welltown Pike. A trash fire on Armel Hill at 8 o clock today drew Round 1 and Shawnee fire crews to the Whitacre property.

Clearbrook Teets Welltown Pike Armel Hill Round 1 Shawnee Whitacre

Horticultural Meeting Opens in Roanoke Virginia

Fruit growers in Roanoke gather for the Virginia State Horticultural Society's 71st annual meeting. President Joseph P. Dorsey of Winchester speaks, with a discussion on mechanical apple harvesters and labor to follow. A joint session with the Auxiliary is planned tonight.

Roanoke Virginia State Horticultural Society Joseph P. Dorsey Winchester

Woman Injured In Crash Here

A Reliance woman was taken to the hospital Saturday after a two car collision at Washington and Cork Streets at 12 45 p m. Jean M Allison 20 a passenger in the Dearing car received contusions and was later released. Doris Jean Dearing 41 of 319 W Whitlock Ave drove a 1955 car that was totaled when hit by James Walker Burrell 24 of 101 E Lane. Burrell faces charges for no operator license and reckless driving.

Reliance Winchester Volunteer Rescue Washington and Cork Sts Jean M. Allison Doris Jean Dearing W. Whitlock Ave James Walker Burrell E. Lane Burrell Allison Dearing

Oil And Rack Stolen From Service Station In Berryville

Police investigate the theft of an undetermined amount of oil and an oil rack from Joe's Atlantic Service at Berryville and Wooland Aves about 1 a.m. The same site had a break in earlier with a broken door glass and tampered equipment. Also a city prisoner destroyed latrine facilities worth 71.05 dollars and was charged with destroying city property.

Joe’s Atlantic Service Berryville Wooland Aves Te Men’s Restroom City Hall

Johns Hopkins coeditors suspended over parody article

Johns Hopkins University suspended two student newspaper coeditors after a parody listing President Johnson as Man of the Year beside noted mass murderers. The action followed university president Eisenhower reviewing the piece and scheduling a hearing for the editors to defend themselves.

Baltimore, Md Johnson Johns Hopkins University Carl P. Swanson Tne Sune Melvin I. Shuster Henry G. Korn Milton S. Eisene Jhower Texas Charles Whitman Richard Speck Chicago Cincinnati Eisenhower

Two 19-Year-Olds Sentenced for Petty Larceny

Two Middletown youths Marion Roger Slater and Marshall Leroy Sampson were fined 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended and one year probation after conviction for petty larceny. They stole auto tail light lenses from the W Amherst Street used car lot controlled by M M Adams and Chapman Motor Co at about 12 30 am Friday. They were arrested 8 am Friday police said.

Marion Roger Slater Marshall Leroy Sampson Middletown W. Amherst St M. M. Adams and Chapman Motor Co

Grand Jury Meets Jan 25 in Frederick County Court

A grand jury was ordered to meet January 25 at the opening of the January term of Frederick County Circuit Court. No bills were ready today. Roy Shipe pleaded guilty to two indictments for breaking and entering and petty larceny from Roy Owens home and Stonewall School on April 14 and 15, 1966. William Charles Hayes III of Baltimore said he would not appeal a December sentence for breaking and entering and theft from Stephens City Hardware in August 1966, with terms totaling 12 1/2 years and 2 1/2 years to run concurrently. A motion to set aside a DUI verdict by Carson Lee Walter was withdrawn. sentence executed. Walter faces a $100 fine and costs.

Frederick County Roy Shipe Roy Owens Stonewall School William Charles Hayes, III Baltimore Stephens City Carson Lee Walter Middletown Walter

Fire damages Lee's Diner and Auto Shop in Cameron

Firefighters rushed to Lee's Diner at Cameron and Baker Streets yesterday at 1 30 a.m. to battle a blaze in the office and storeroom with smoke reaching the restaurant. The fire was confined to the office and storeroom, and no damage estimate was available. A second blaze occurred Saturday at 6 15 p.m. on Piccadilly Street across from the VFW building where a car fire likely started in the carburetor.

Lee’s Cameron and Baker Sts Bernard Groves V.F.W Piccadilly St

Weather Elsewhere Reported by Associated Press

The Associated Press provides a weather overview from locations beyond the main region. It notes conditions, temperature ranges, and precipitation patterns affecting travel and daily plans across various locales.

Weather Today Virginia Forecast Details

Virginia fair tonight with upper 20s temperatures. Tuesday expects partly cloudy, windy, warmer near 50, then colder at night. Wednesday remains cloudy and cold with light northwest to variable winds. Five day outlook shows near normal temps with precipitation totals of 0.25 to 0.5 inches Tuesday night and again near the weekend.

Blue Ridge

Rainfall Totals and Averages for Annual Periods

Rainfall data shows no rain in the past 24 hours ending 8 30 a.m. today. January rainfall to date 0.16 inches, 1967 year-to-date 33.48 inches. Monthly average rainfall for the past 53 years listed by month, with January through December totals for the five most recent years: 1961 43.22, 1962 45.36, 1963 41.65, 1964 33.31, 1965 24.27, 1966 33.32.

Virginia Supreme Court tosses Danville anti parade rule

The Virginia Supreme Court struck down Danville’s 30 day parade license requirement amid broader injunction changes from 1963. The ruling also upholds convictions of a Danville woman in a 1963 Dan River Mills lie in. Chief Justice Eggleston authored the decision, no dissents. The cases stem from Danville’s summer 1963 racial unrest and arrests of about 62 people.

Richmond Virginia Supreme Court Danville High Court Dan River Supreme Court John W. Eggleston Danville Corporation Court Archibald M. Aiken Eggleston

VEC Office to Close Thursday

The Virginia Employment Commission office in Winchester will be closed on Thursday due to an unspecified reason. Local residents are advised to plan accordingly and check for updates from the VEC.

VEC Virginia Employment Commission Winchester

Godwin Squelches GOP Special Session Bid

Gov Godwin rejects a Republican proposal to call a special General Assembly to require voter registration. He notes the Voting Rights Act prohibits literacy tests and keeps Virginia's existing registration practices. The GOP leaders had urged a new registration form for voting.

Richmond Godswin General Assembly James C. Turk Radford Del M. Caldwell Butler Roanoke GOP Godwin All Democratic Privileges and Elections Committees Privileges and Elections Committees Reepublicans

Lani Bird to Link Japan with New Comsat Service

Comsat plans commercial US Japan communications via Lani Bird 2. Launched from Cape Kennedy, it reached a synchronous orbit and will undergo 10 days of tests to assess capacity, with about 240 circuits planned for use between America and Japan.

Washington Communications Satellite Corp United States Japan Cape Kennedy Fla Far East Comsat America

Wall Street gains amid irregular early trading

Wall Street opened irregularly as gains from key stocks offset several losses. Du Pont Union Carbide Boeing Raytheon and American Airlines rose while Polaroid IBM Xerox United Aircraft and Schering fell. GM AT&T and Standard Oil NY held steadier with mixed early blocks like Collins & Aikman Pan American and Chrysler. The AP index stood at 309.7 after Fridays advance.

du Pont Union Carbide Boeing Raytheon American Airlines Polaroid IBM Xerox United Aircraft Schering General Motors American Telephone Standard Oil New Jersey Texaco Anaconda Westinghouse Electric Woolworth United Air Lines Pennsylvania Railroad McDonnell Co Douglas Aircraft

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